Ellen MacArthur - Derbyshire yachtswoman born 1976

Ellen MacArthur was brought up in Derbyshire and is one of Britain's best known and loved sportswomen. She is a yachtswoman who shot to fame after she finished second in the gruelling Vendée Globe single-handed around the world race. More recently she broke the world record for sailing around the world single handed.

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